head to head
vs
Farm FrenzyvsPlanet Zoo
Farm Frenzy leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Planet Zoo leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Farm FrenzyPlanet Zoo
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Farm Frenzy leans harder on execution: Fast clicking under timers matters but never twitch-defines a level
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Planet Zoo leans harder on variance: Animal welfare stats have minor stochastic variation
Optimization8 vs 8
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.